17985 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,293
Zip code population in 2010: 1,226
Zip code population in 2000: 1,040

Houses and condos: 668
Renter-occupied apartments: 78
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17985: 92.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 26.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,717 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,795 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 17985:

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17985:

• Never married: 26.7%
• Now married: 54.3%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 7.4%
• Divorced: 9.8%

• 
• • 1,18091.5%White
  • 634.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 423.3%Black
  • 30.2%Some other race
  • 10.08%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17985, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,647 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,647
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $53,716 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$53,716
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 989.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3636.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6747.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8660.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15965.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $344 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$344
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,827 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,827
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs below $25k, 35.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 165.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,744 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,744
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.5% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,567 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,567
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 261.8% for AGIs below $25k, 207.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,212 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

17985:	$8,212
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 313.6% for AGIs below $25k, 390.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,950 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,950
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 453.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $7,950 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

17985:	$7,950
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $25k, 39.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.6%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17985, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,945 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,945
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $43,848 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$43,848
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $25k, 74.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 36.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,408 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,408
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,680 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,680
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,383 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

17985:	$7,383
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $16,173 (21% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,173
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,408 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,408
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,200 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

17985:	$6,200
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,862 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,862
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17985, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,482 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,482
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $34,674 (reported on 89.0% of returns)

Here:	$34,674
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.7% for AGIs below $10k, 77.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $640 (reported on 44.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$640
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $810 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$810
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$914 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$914
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,942 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,942
State:	+$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $13,634 (21% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,634
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,495 (2% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,495
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.2% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,239 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

17985:	$4,239
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,358 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,358
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 45.9% for AGIs below $10k, 56.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 18246, 17967, 18256, 18242, 17976, 18241.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 523

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 226 (121 now married, 103 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17985 with a mortgage: 236 (14 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,227
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $481

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 17985 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 37$30,000 to $34,999
• 37$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$45,000 to $49,999
• 61$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $74,999
• 66$75,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 39$150,000 to $199,999
• 41$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17985

• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 29$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 43$100,000 to $124,999
• 47$125,000 to $149,999
• 70$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$175,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 to $249,999
• 31$250,000 to $299,999
• 59$300,000 to $399,999
• 22$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17985

• 2$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 6$500 to $549
• 12$600 to $649
• 3$750 to $799
• 2$800 to $899
• 5$900 to $999
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 15$1,250 to $1,499
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,083.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,728
• Some other race householders: $148,807
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,807

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,776 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $130,388 - $276,616

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $239,249

Here:	$239,249
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $348,346

Here:	$348,346
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 607
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 10
• Mobile homes: 16

Unemployment: 1.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17985

• 68.1%464Drove a car alone
• 14.7%100Carpooled
• 2.8%19Walked
• 0.3%2Other means
• 13.9%95Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17985

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 415 to 9 minutes
• 3910 to 14 minutes
• 8415 to 19 minutes
• 6020 to 24 minutes
• 11225 to 29 minutes
• 8830 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 3740 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 3690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,293

• Male householders: 303 (71 living alone), Female householders: 240 (54 living alone)

• 284 spouses (281 opposite-sex spouses), 48 unmarried partners, (48 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 282 children (259 natural, 18 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 foster children, 28 other relatives, 55 non-relatives

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 65 2-persons, 7 3-persons

150 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (21 men, 20 women).

98.5% of residents of 17985 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%

Population in 1990: 2,070.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,142
• Northeast: 34
• Midwest: 17
• South: 69
• West: 3

73% of the 17985 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

96% of the 17985 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (5-9: 1)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17985 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	20	76.4 years
William	16	70.3 years
Joseph	7	68.7 years
James	7	75.2 years
Charles	6	73.7 years
Mary	5	81.0 years
Helen	5	78.4 years
George	5	73.6 years
Paul	5	73.2 years
Jean	4	77.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 17985 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	12	75.5 years
Miller	10	76.7 years
Singley	9	73.8 years
Houser	7	74.7 years
Mummey	7	73.7 years
Kuczynski	6	77.2 years
Croll	6	73.9 years
Moyer	6	73.8 years
Stauffer	6	75.8 years
Fellin	5	76.6 years